re: #57 reine.de.tout

Where I live - the city provides fire protection service within city limits.
I live outside the city limits and my fire protection is provided by a “fire protection district”, which requires that I pay an annual fee. It’s not much, about $50 a year or so. But I have no clue what would happen if someone didn’t pay the fee - I have to assume some folks fail to pay it, but I’ve never heard of any fire going unfought.

Assuming you live in a rational and sane place (is that a fair assumption?), they’ll send you a few reminder notices, and if you’re still not paying up they’ll eventually attach it as a lien on your house (plus interest), just like any other unpaid property tax.